If you have a somewhat older laptop, now’s the perfect time to take advantage of the Black Friday sales and upgrade to something new. As tech has advanced in the past couple of years, everything has gotten cheaper, and you can even find gaming laptops for less than $1,000 that can handle quite a few modern games. That said, even if you aren’t interested in gaming and want something for work or school, there are deals on everything, including MacBooks, Chromebooks or Windows laptops.
Many retailers start “Black Friday” sales as early as Halloween, or even earlier. The quality of deals can vary early on, but as November progresses, many of the deals are as good as the deep discounts you’ll see during Thanksgiving weekend. See the best Black Friday deals we’ve found, and keep up with all the latest deals with our full Black Friday live blog coverage.
There are tons of deals at retailers, such as these Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart Black Friday deals. But you can find deals at brand websites as well. In fact, many PC-makers offer discounts if you buy directly from them, including Lenovo, Dell, HP and Acer. CNET’s team of shopping experts are spending 515 hours a week this month scouring the web to find the best deals that will offer you the best bang for your buck, so be sure to check back here regularly, as this list is updated frequently.
Best Black Friday laptop deals and PC sales
If you want a great bare-bones device to get online and do the basics, the Acer Chromebook 315 is a great option. With a much lighter ChromeOS, the Intel Celeron N4020 and 4GB of RAM go a long way, although the 64GB of storage might not be much if you don’t stream content. You can pick it up for just $139, and it even comes with a bag to carry and protect it.
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If you need something with a little bit more oomph at a good price, the Dell Inspiron is a great option as it has a midrange Intel Core i5 1155G7 CPU. It also comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, which will be good enough for most users.
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